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The Talmud in its attempt to describe a genuinely religious person records: “Who is a pious person; he who is tough on himself and lenient on others.” It’s usually the other way around. For ourselves we are able to find a million excuses for unacceptable behavior. more

Rabbi Sholom Stern, Temple Beth El | 9/4/13

Rabbi Sholom Stern, Temple Beth-El, Cedarhurst.

Asking what makes a free society

In order to appreciate the festival of Passover that is designated as the holiday of freedom, one must look at the struggle for freedom that is being waged in Middle East and African countries. The yearning to tear off the yoke of oppression that enslaves many is a universal one. more

By Rabbi Sholom Stern | 3/20/13

Cedarhurst’s Temple Beth El will name their entryway the Susan Polansky rotunda after their former executive director who died in March.

Remembering a warm and welcoming person

Naming the entryway into Temple Beth El in Cedarhurst after former executive director, Susan Polansky, who died in March, is an appropriate honor for a friendly person who welcomed everyone to the synagogue, according to temple President Richard Holland. more

By Ann Friedman | 10/11/12

The Five Towns-based United Choral Society, at this year’s spring concert at Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, is in its 69th year of performing classic and spiritual music.

Expressing themselves through song

A Five Towns-based choral group with an interesting history that began as the United Temple Chorus and is now called the United Choral Society, based in the Five Towns, is celebrating its 69th anniversary. more

JUSTIN SACHS | 9/29/11

Temple Israel in Lawrence, the only Reform synagogue in the Five Towns, is developing programs to increase its membership as the area’s Orthodox population swells.

Five Towns synagogue landscape changes

The Five Towns communities of Cedarhurst, Lawrence, Hewlett, Woodmere and Inwood continue to attract a robust Jewish population, though change has come in the makeup of its worship traditions. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 1/26/11

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